The standing committee on the Children Bill was given only four days to discuss the legislation - even though this is the only time the Commons gets to forensically analyse the Bill.
Next Tuesday (2 November) the Commons will get its final chance to discuss the Bill, but the six-hour debate is expected to be dominated by the smacking issue, leaving little time for anything else to be discussed.
In committee stage, which finished last Thursday, the Government made no concessions and reversed a high-profile defeat in the Lords over the powers of the children's commissioner.
Time ran out for the discussion of key amendments such as setting a minimum allowance for foster carers and ensuring children in prisons are covered by the Bill.
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